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PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT AND DISTRICT TRAMWAYS ACT 1882

LINE 6

On July 24th 1882 The Plymouth, Devonport & District Tramways Act received the Royal Assent.

The Act authorised the construction of seven tramways in Plymouth and Devonport, of which line 6 would start at the junction of Deadlake Lane and Wingfield Villas, passing along Wingfield Villas, across Stoke Road, then along Osborne Villas, Osborne Road, over the Cornwall Railway, along Valletort Road, Higher Portland Road and Victoria Street to Albert Road, terminating at the Railway Inn.

This line was three-quarters of a mile in length.

 

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